Garish Sentence Examples

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  • All nature responds in rich and rapid growth to the garish light and intense heat of the long, splendid days.

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  • Also, try to avoid bright, garish eyeshadow colors.

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  • The city is all gold and crystal and ivory, but not vulgar or garish or tacky.

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  • If you think the sample to the left looks garish, just wait till you see the fully animated ones on the site!

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  • Bright and garish colors or prints may not be very appropriate for a formal reception.

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  • Playback creates a rather garish lighting display from the box.

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  • During the 1980s, the immensely garish fashion and makeup trends took center stage.

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  • Although criticized at the time for being too garish, it's a far cry from the bleak functionality of today's Budapest malls.

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  • The buildings in the business district east of the harbor were finely constructed in a bold but not garish manner.

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  • No garish spoilers or side skirts, tho slim skirts have been added and the front chin spoiler is deeper.

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  • If you choose a color that's too bland the house can look flat and boring, but if you choose one that's too bold the house can look gaudy and garish.

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  • The end result will be over-the-top, garish and outlandish.

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  • They don't appear garish at all and the colors are remarkably true to their packaging.

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  • As mentioned previously, the shade I'm working with is called bone and I've deliberately chosen this color because it works well with my honey-beige skin tone without looking garish.

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  • Smoky shadows and deep lids can be applied with a stronger hand, and rich tones can be worn without appearing garish.

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  • Despite looking very pretty in the pot, the color transformed into something much too bright and garish when applied.

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  • Witches can look frightfully garish when a pale face is paired with exaggerated cosmetics.

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  • This includes your lip color (a strong mouth will look garish, so try a nude instead).

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  • Remember no matter when or where you opt for a smoky gaze, keep the rest of your makeup to a minimum to avoid a garish look.

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  • A polarizer not only reduces glare and eliminates garish reflections, but it also adds richness to photos that you can't achieve when shooting without it.

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  • If you flood your subject with too much light, the end result will be a garish photo that features few attractive qualities.

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  • The shade of lipstick you loved in the store may show up as a garish color once on your lips.

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  • By that same token, the wrong shade can make the prettiest of girls look slightly garish.

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  • This coordination is even more critical if the ceremony or reception will be held outdoors, where out-of-season flowers may seem garish and inappropriate.

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  • Color schemes should be light, active, floral, and generally inviting, without being garish or too eye-catching.

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  • An allover cowboy pattern might tend toward the garish, but silhouetted boots, spurs, or hats on a pure white cake can look very suave.

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  • Fancy infant fashion need not be garish and over accessorized.

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  • Another garish heyday for striptease had arrived.

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  • Other T-shirts, though, such as those adorned with garish, over-the-top colors (think Ed Hardy), foul language or questionable images, are big no-nos.

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  • As an added benefit, you don't have to try on swimsuits under garish fluorescent dressing room lights.

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  • A thick and hearty frame greets the wearer, but the overall wrap-around style of the look keeps this pair form look garish.

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  • You don't want the wine bottle labels to look garish or clash with the design of the room and the tables.

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  • Black pencils tend to make the brows look too harsh and garish in certain lights, particularly under florescent lighting.

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  • These styles are often garish, ostentatious, and perfectly incredible, but always in a way that is considered absolutely fabulous by the fashion world.

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  • But unlike the wild and garish styles of fellow Italian designers such as Dolce & Gabbana and Fendi, Tod's takes more of a minimalist approach to fashion.

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  • Hence, is it possible to sport a leopard print handbag without looking garish?

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  • Avoid anything too garish on top - sequins, beads and other details can easily contribute to a "trying too hard" type of appearance, and your boots will get lost in the shuffle.

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  • Avoid using lots of garish decorations like huge helium balloons or gaudy banners, and stick with more subtle décor.

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  • Although most manicurists will guide you in the decision, it is best to only apply a maximum of three colors to the art piece to avoid appearing garish or visually distracting.

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  • Gold polish is confident, sexy and chic without being garish.

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  • Prevent unwanted and garish gold and yellow tones from rearing their head by using a spray on sunscreen before you hit the beach.

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  • Next the modeling is rather crude - especially the face, and the glaze colors are rather brash and garish.

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  • In fact, in comparison, the colored version is a little garish.

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  • For me, Indian movies were a little loud and garish; quite tacky.

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  • To change the metaphor - the ideal was always in sight, and Wagner never swerved from his path towards it; but that path began in a blaze of garish false lights, and it had become very tortuous before the light of day prevailed.

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  • If you're thinking of painting your home green keep it a soft or dark shade - bright greens can look garish.

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  • Whether you want to add some pizzazz to your look for an elegant special occasion, or just want to have some fun dappling in a metallic eye color, here's a few tips for extending this rich earthen color to your eyes without looking garish.

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  • While large ships are often replete with garish colors and frenetic themes, Celebrity cruise ships are smoothly coordinated with nautical accents of etched glass, brass rails, warm wood tones, and rich fabrics.

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  • Although the fashions of this era could be a little garish and overdone, when done in a contemporary way, men can easily incorporate some 80s-inspired fashions into their current wardrobes.

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  • Designers recognize that plus size women do not wish their attire to call negative attention to their bodies; an understated amount of beading can mean the difference between flattering and garish.

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  • Going all out '80s can be a bit garish today, so unless you're attending an '80s party, opt for infusing a few fun elements of the era into your clothing or accessory choices to stave off wardrobe boredom.

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  • Dolce & Gabbana love flirty, occasionally garish, animal prints; and this profound love for Serengeti-inspired luxury has manifested itself brilliantly in their handbags.

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  • The political writing, too, much of it in a garish, extravagant style, exercised his deeper ambitions, and stands as witness to the working of original thought and foresight.

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  • Even in its present ruined state, it is apparent that in spite of the masterly treatment of particular passages, such as the robe of the pope, Darer still lacked a true sense of harmony and tone-relations, and that the effect of his work must have been restless and garish beside that of a master like the aged Bellini.

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